Go On - Be a Scam Buster...
Does the essay website you’ve found pass the test?
As the industry leader it is our duty to inform you of something. When you buy an essay you are unfortunately in danger of being scammed. As the industry grows, more and more scams are popping up, all outside the reach of UK law.
"They do this to imitate genuine British sites"
These websites are operated by foreign con-artists and companies pretending to be British. They do this to imitate genuine British sites like ours and get you to part with your money.
The trick is quite easy to spot. They claim to sell 2:1 work by UK writers but sadly these claims are nothing more than hollow promises and outright lies. Their prices will always be below £90 per 1000 words for 2:1 work, often as low as £60 or even £50 per 1000 words. The work they sell is almost always plagiarised junk largely copy and pasted off the net by foreign writers with a poor grasp of the English. These writers receive mere pennies in return.
So when buying essays remember it’s a case of buyer beware. Please be vigilant and use our guaranteed Scam Buster Rules below to stay safe and avoid losing your money.
When using the Scam Buster the golden rule to remember is that a scam website will give all sorts of reasons why they can’t fully pass the tests below. These reasons are all lies, please do not be deceived. Accept no excuses - ever! These websites are so intent on stealing from you, some scam sites even copy and edit our scam warnings to seem like us!
1. Prices: no genuine UK company charges less than £90 per 1000 words for 2:1 class work – ever! Even that price is very low. It’s impossible to make a profit using UK writers selling work at lower prices!
2. Find their UK local phone number on their website. This will begin with 01… not 0800, 808 etc. - if they don’t have one, they are scam!
3. Ring them - do they never answer their phones? Then they are a scammer!
4. The person answering should clearly sound English! If they are not - they are not based in the UK - whatever they tell you!
5. Any real British company has a UK bank account. Ask for their UK branch bank account name (e.g. Barclays, Natwest etc), and their account number and sort code. Ensure the bank account name is similar to their website or company name so they haven't just used someone else's. If they refuse to give it you then they don’t have one - simple! No excuses!
Our business account is with Barclays Bank -
Sort Code: 20-41-50
Account Number: 50411590
Account Name: Degree Essays UK
6. Deposit a small amount into their bank account. Then call them and ask them the amount - if they don't know, it’s a scam!
7. Now ask for their Companies House number – all UK companies must also display this on their website by law. Ours is 4964706.
8. Check this number at the UK government website - Companies House.
9. Does the name of their company come up as displayed on their website? Ous is Academic Answers Ltd. Check the results carefully - many scammers use company numbers of other unrelated companies. If the number is in another company name or can’t be found, then it is fraudulent and they are a scammer!
10. Now check the status of the Company by clicking on the record you’ve found – if they are listed as "Dissolved" they are a scammer!
11. Finally as a last measure, check essayfraud.org for the website – they have a list of over 625 scam websites!
There you have it: we can’t guarantee your work from any other website will be good (we can only guarantee that when you buy from us!) but if the website you choose passes the Scam Buster test above, at least you know it's genuine, and is based in the UK!
Only legitimate companies will display the below essay fraud logo. This has also been confirmed by the administrator of essay fraud in a discussion - click here to read the discussion. For a full list of essay scam sites click here.
Check All 11 Points - If They Don't Pass, Don't Buy!
